Scottie Scheffler has romped to an eight-shot win at the St Jude FedEx Championship, his first title since January, as Australians Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee strengthen their bids for the Tour Championship.
Michael Kim shared the wild story of Si Woo Kim accidentally crossing into Canada without a passport while hunting for Korean BBQ, and ending up surrounded by eight border patrol agents.
Si Woo Kim had a shot at becoming the first Asian-born Open champion before four bogeys on the back nine cost him. He didn’t sugarcoat it afterwards, calling it “another choke” on Instagram.
Wyndham Clark outlasted Si Woo Kim in a dramatic final-round battle at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, producing a blistering closing stretch to claim victory.
Scheffler has seemed so inevitable and unflappable that even playing partner Si Woo Kim had to crack a clanker joke after the American surged past him for yet another win.
While the Ryder Cup is one of the biggest events in golf, Im and Kim are playing for something far bigger this week at the Asian Games: military exemptions.
Since its inauguration in 2007, only 13 golfers have managed to get their hands on the glittering, season-long FedEx Cup trophy – out of a possible 2,709 across the past 16 seasons.
Going by historical precedent and some quick back-of-the-napkin math, plus more than a pinch of fanciful thinking, it appears that, oh, around 44 guys can win the Memorial Tournament on Sunday.
A mixed dose of brutal honesty and tough love from his father, Du Ryu, has kept Si Woo Kim well and truly grounded as he pushes to grow his legacy on the PGA Tour as one of Asia’s greatest golfers.
Australian Golf Digest
